Auburn Personal Injury Law Firm

Our personal injury attorneys help people throughout Alabama receive the compensation they deserve in the aftermath of an unfair or unexpected accident. We understand that no two accidents and injuries are the same, which is why it’s vital that the legal team you choose has the skills and knowledge necessary to advocate for your rights. With over 50 years of experience in personal injury litigation, we will fight for your rights so that you can reclaim your life after a devastating event.

If you or a loved one have been affected by the negligence of another party, the Alabama personal injury attorneys at Haygood, Cleveland, Pierce & Thompson LLP are ready to speak to you about your case. Our knowledge of Alabama’s personal injury laws and experience handling these cases allows us to protect your rights and fight for the full and fair recovery of damages.

Examples of Our Auburn / Opelika Personal Injury Cases

When an accident is caused by the careless or wrongful acts of another party, that party should be held accountable. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen automatically. Our experienced personal injury attorneys have a strong success record in helping accident victims throughout Alabama who have suffered serious injury due to the negligence of another party. We fight for the rights of victims harmed due to:

A majority of our Alabama personal injury cases involve accidents that happen on our state’s roads. Each day, there are thousands of vehicle crashes that result in serious injuries and even death. Even an accident that seems minor at the time can result in catastrophic bodily harm. Some of the most common injuries resulting from these accidents include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, whiplash, and broken bones.

We Seek Just Compensation For Your Injuries

By their very nature, accidents happen when we least expect them. While most people are able to walk away from an accident with just minor injuries, not everyone is this lucky. Personal injury victims can suffer from a wide range of physical and psychological injuries that can result in some serious and life-altering losses. Some of the damages that you may be able to collect in a personal injury case include:

Current and future medical expenses

Lost income

Property damage

Emotional distress

Pain and suffering

Wrongful death

When you’ve been involved in a serious accident, it’s not uncommon to receive a quick offer of settlement from the other party or their insurance company. If this happens, treat this with suspicion and seek the advice of an experienced personal injury attorney as quickly as possible. There’s a good chance that you are being offered a sum that is much less than your claim is worth, so you’d be selling yourself short to settle the case too quickly.

Not all personal injury cases need to go to trial to reach a fair agreement. With our help, many reach an equitable settlement arrangement without the need to step into a courtroom. However, our skilled litigators are always prepared to take our cases to trial if we believe that it will serve the best needs of our clients. We have knowledgeable experts in our corner such as physicians, engineers, and accident reconstruction specialists who can help us investigate and prove your case for the sake of negotiation or trial.

Protecting Your Claim

When you have been unjustly treated and suffered a harm, it’s reasonable to expect that the parties at fault will take responsibility for their actions. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen nearly as often as it should. Even if the other party admits fault in an accident, you will still need to deal with their insurance company, which is where the difficulty lies. Insurance companies aren’t in the business of paying generous claims but instead want to make money and protect their bottom lines. Because of this, they will attempt to minimize damages and even try to prove that you hold a portion of the blame for the accident.

One of the reasons that Alabama personal injury cases are so complicated is that the state operates under the contributory negligence doctrine. This is a rule that is so constraining that only five U.S. states still use it, with Alabama being one of them. According to the rule, a victim in a personal injury case cannot recover any damages at all if they are found to be partially at fault in the accident. This means that an insurance company or their attorney need only show that you contributed just one percent to the accident to bar your claim entirely.

The good news is that our Auburn personal injury attorneys know this system intimately and can take immediate steps to protect your rights. The sooner you bring your case to our attention, the faster we can take steps to investigate your claim and deal with insurance companies on your behalf. Alabama law also sets time limits on filing personal injury claims, so it’s essential that you seek legal advice as soon as possible after an accident.

Contact an Experienced Auburn Personal Injury Attorney

When you’ve been seriously injured or lost a loved one, you don’t want to waste your precious time and energy arguing with insurance adjusters, trying to interpret legalese, or fighting for your rights. Proving negligence in a personal injury case can be challenging, and dealing with insurance companies who’d prefer not to pay you what you are owed is frustrating.

The experienced Alabama personal injury attorneys at Haygood, Cleveland, Pierce & Thompson LLP, have an extensive history of helping people in your situation secure the fair financial compensation that helps them rebuild their lives after these unfortunate accidents. There is no need to fight these battles or suffer alone. Contact our Auburn office today at (334) 821-3892 or online for a free consultation appointment to discuss your case.

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